Where will the 2017 total eclipse times be longest? How to see The Most Totality
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Where will the 2017 total eclipse times be longest? How to see The Most Totality

ByJohn

The 2017 total eclipse times might, at first, seem meager. Most cities in the path will see between one and two minutes of total darkness. Giant City State Park, in Carbondale IL, gets the Greatest Eclipse: two minutes and 41.6 seconds. And, for Americans, the whole thing will be over in about seven hours; the…

Discovery’s Trailblazers cast bios and social media information
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Discovery’s Trailblazers cast bios and social media information

ByJohn

How can nature help save the world? Thanks to Discovery’s new show Trailblazers, the question is more relevant than ever before. The Trailblazers cast bios are made up of four scientist-adventurers, who each week are tasked with a different discovery in the name of medicine and science. It’s a truly ambitious show; before we get to those bios, here’s the show synopsis,…

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Crystal myth? ‘Mythbusters’ tested the science of Breaking Bad

ByStarcasm Staff

Mythbusters did a special episode testing out some of the science used on the AMC masterpiece Breaking Bad to see if it holds up in the real world. If you’re a Breaking Bad fan it’s hard to forget two key scenes from Season 1: when Walt melts a body with hydrofluoric acid and it ends up dissolving the tub and the floor, and when Walt uses mercury fulminate to walk away unscathed while he dramatically blows up everything in drug dealer Tuco’s office. The windows even blew out! This is the kind of stuff that makes you feel awestruck with the power of science, but is any of it really possible?

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Real invisibility cloak is closer than we think

ByLindsay

The invisibility cloak seen in Harry Potter might soon be a reality — and not just as a novelty gift for fans. Physicists in Texas have just developed a method to make objects “invisible” — but it isn’t exactly what you’d think. Although there still is no way to make someone disappear, scientists are getting closer and have now created a “mantle cloak” which when wrapped around an object makes it invisible.

Bullies from birth? Babies prefer those who hinder others perceived as different
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Bullies from birth? Babies prefer those who hinder others perceived as different

ByEmily

In a fascinating study that transcends the nature vs. nurture debate, scientists discovered that most of us are prejudiced toward individuals who are believed to be different. Most shockingly, the experiment was performed with nine- and 14-month-old infants — not your typical tormentors.

DNA May Make Genetic Matchmaking Possible
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Is genetic matchmaking the future of love?

ByEmily

Wish you could be loved for who you are? Thanks to modern science, that may be possible. Scientists have pinpointed three pairs of genes that may be able to gauge satisfaction in various aspects of a relationship. The gene pairs, referred to as the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC), can predict the health of a couples’ children, sexual satisfaction and even whether someone will find a mate’s bodily scent appealing. But, is it really as simple as it sounds?